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No. 883,039. PATENTED MAR. 24; 19o8fw E. MoRENUs. METHOD 0F PRODUGING GLASS.

APPLICATION FILED MAB.. 5, 1907.

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- J il 111 UNITED EUGENE )lOlftFiN US, Ol" CLEVELAND, NEW Y W. MORE 'TATES' NUS, Oli KANE, PENNSYLVAN.

METHOD OF RODUCING GLASS.

No. 883,039'. Specification o Letters Patent. Batentefl March 24, 1908.

Applicant flied Ma'mh 5, 1907, serial No. 360,649.

J o un it/mm. n. mfrif concern:

Bo it known `that l, EUGE citizen oll thc VUnited States, r hind, in tho ronnty of Oswego :un New York, lui'vc invented `cirtain non :nd useful Imi rovcmonts in Mvthods of Prodnring; Glass, of which the,l 'following is n spcrilicat-ion,

'lhc principall object of the., proscrit invention is to prm'luccI by' a simple, novel sind priicticablol lncthod shccts of glass formed or drawn directly from a molten body of tho Samia. 4

ln tho drnwingsz-Figuro 1 is n plan View oi ono typo of mech aism for carrying out thov invcntion. Fig 2 is it vertical longitudinal scciionnl View thcrothrough.

, Similar relcronro numrrnls dcsignnto corre sponding parts in nil tho 'figurino of tho drawings.

in carrying out thi,l ii'ivontiou, si. body ol" molten glass, ns il, is plzicnd in n. suitnblc tank or :roscrvoir 4, and from the saine :1ro drown Sheets: .'i. As shown in Fig'. 2, n boit 5 is first chimpod in n pair of jnws (i lnivimr shcins or cutting blades *7 fastened to thrir minor edges. 'lhoiso' jaws nro rovidod fit thoir ends with gudgoons S, )irectly oror the ond, oli' thc tank or reservoir 4 from which tho drain-n, is loiated one ond ol" :m :timoniing chinnbcr or loer (ll tho inlet to said. ond being through tho bottoni, :is shown, :it it). The outlet from said, annealing cimnihcr or leer in through tho bottom :it thc opposite ond, ai; shown :it ll. limit llnit. lnwo inlots communicating 'ith tho lowor portion of tho unnonling:y chamber. t/nrricr choisir? if-l poso upwardly on oppoiiiir oidos ol'v tho tnnli or resorvior 4, find through tho minimlin;r chmnbcr or loi-r, mid lclniins'boing proridid with hooks 14 :it sriitnblo intvrvzzls that on 'gagethcgudi14-ions 8, A hciitcr l5 is lorzitcd thc mouth ol' thv :rnncnling rhnnibor or licor dircctly bolow tho ninth ,ofl movomcnt ol" tho shoots cnrriod by tho chuinfi.

"lhffbnit 5, :is already doscribcd chnnncd bctwoon tho jiiws 6 and tho clamp nlm-cd in position over Itho molton body lof nnitlorizil so that thc gudgoonfs S will bo cngzigod by u. pnir oi.: hooks 14 on the chains` lil. Ylhc chains boing' drivcn by :my suitzihlimoons, it will bo evident thnt tho shoot ol gloss will -be drown 'from the body upwardly into thc inlet cnil of the Smncnlmg ('.hnmbcr or lccr. T lio-upper portion ol the shoot passim into :t temperature tl,

F. MonENUs, siding :it Cloro-- iat permits said upper portion l Stato o'l"I l'. thc lower portion in close lio molten body', romains in a )lnstio oondition. .flnothcr noir ol? com liinod climi is :md Shears is lthon passed on opposite .tidos oi' lhc shoot, and thv jaws are brought togcther, thcrohy severing thex4 plasic portion oiV tho shoot in closcproxin'iity to thc molten body, leaving another buit- 5 in thc Sccond clnmp.- This Sooond clamp is allowoil to romain Stntiomiry n'iomontnrily, whiley tho movomcni ol" the srverod Shoot is continued. ns :i result, the scvorod or lower ond thereof will morey away vfrom the second clamp and "inssod l'ioi-izoi1tiilly through tho 70 annealing clnunbir. At tho somo timo, itsI lower end will pass over and within ronge of the hein. from tho burner 15, which will have tho oiloct of rolufziting tho lower portion to Wold. tho somo, shonldit britannici irnotureid or (3i-nchod by ciigrzigrcmcnt with tho ronipnrn tirclY cold clmnps und alunno. nits' thc xhoot pz'isscs on throngh tho rhzimhor Si, it 1will bo graxlunllywiolco, und ro|isruiioii-tly nnmnlcd, until Missing from tho outlct ll, it is ro- 50 movcd,togfcthir with tho chimp cnrryinr it from thc cl nino. ln tho nwsmtimc, thc svcond chimp with tho ncrond hnlt 5 has ro- 'mninod sniiomiry l'or n short pcriod, until tho lon'or rdgv ol" thc wvcrod shoot :thorn it 85 hoS pzisfiod Qntirfll" out ol" intrrl'vronro thcrcwith, und this giron tlnl oppor phisiir 0nd ol" tho bnit 5 iiinc` lo r-'fliftijhtly cool :ind not in tho chimp so that it will rcmnin thor-rin. iii-i Soon n.5 tho 'lirst short hns moved nnilrirntlr 90 to bo ontirrly out o'lt tho wrijf ol thc riot-ond chillin, onothor not ol hooks will havo rn gourd thc yjndgooi'in ol Suid Scrond rhimgi, :unl tho scrond shoot will 'no drawn. Thus it will bc ovidont that tho shcrtn will bc sur 95 ('rssivcly drawn, rchmitod to oliniirmio :my irnciurrs, und iinnlly auminlod. Vln connow tion rrhh this method, onc ol' thc important liizrturo4 is tlwv oombinod sovoring :md clmnpim;l oi tho short in rior-xo prox lnoltoi'i body ol" ghisa, thcroby providing a. boit for tho) succcoding shoot. ltlxpi-rionco hat@ loiinmstrzitod that tho gloss must bo ont within nbout right inches of tho molten nnss, ior il' it is attorno so har( that it brooks, or if i so :is to bc cut above about Moreover, it will t, and the to hiirdon, bn proxnnityto t l l l thnt point, it drownl'nstcnongl night-inclino, it is loo thin. bo obsorrcd that its soon' as cu Scvrrofl Shoot thc bint behind i t, it is moved horizontally. Thin .is important, its itis not practicable. to

imity to 'the im) tcal to cut it above ms been olovuted away from carry one sheet upwardly' above the other, for if the upper sheet should break, it would destroy all below it. Furthermore itis advantageous to carry the cut sheet as rapidly as possible away from the bait behind it and to allow said bait to remain momentarily stationary for the reasons already given.

The mechanism herewith disclosed is covered by thc claims in coending application, filed February 28, 1907, erial No. 359,806.

Having-thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by letters-Patent, is:-

1. The method ofproducingglass sheets, which consists in forming a body of molten glass and producin an annealing tempera- -ture having its hottest portion directly above the moltenglass, drawing successive sheets from, the body upwardly directly into the hottest portion ofthe annealing temperature by drawing each sheet from the body, severing it in close proximity thereto, leaving a v bait for the succeeding sheet, allowing said baitto remain stationary until the sheet above is inthe annealing temperature and .passing the -sheet throughV said annealing temperature to the coolest portion thereof. 2. The method of producing glass sheets which consistsin producing a body of molten glass and an annealing temperature having its hottest portion directly above the molten lass, .drawing successive sheets from the ody upwardly directly into the hottest portion of the annealing temperature by draw ing each sheet from the body, severing it in close proximity thereto, leaving a bait for the ,succeeding sheet, carrying the severed sheet away from the bait, and subjecting its lower severed end to a heat sufficient to weld. cracks or fractures therein, allowing the bait to re-A main stationary until the sheet above is in the annealing temperature, and passing the o,

which consists in drawing an uprifht sheet from a moltenmass into an annea ing temperature,severiing the lower end. of the sheet from the-molten mass, anda-iter said severance, subjecting the lower end to a'welding temperature higher than the Aannealing teniperature and sufficient `to weid cracks or iractures caused by the severing operation.

4. The method of producing glass sheets, which consists in drawing a sheet from a molten body, severing the sheet, and reheating the severed portion.

5. The method of producing glasssheets, which consists in drawing a sheet from a molten body, severing the sheet, and assing the severed sheet through a welding neat.

6. The method of producing glass sheets,"

which consists in drawing ,a sheet from a molten body, severing the sheet, passing the severed sheet through a'welding heat, and afterwards through. an annealing heat. y 7.- The method. of producing glass sheets, which consists in drawing successive sheets from a molten body, by drawing each sheet from the body, severing the same in close proximity to the body, leaving a bait for the Succeeding sheet, liiai-seing the severed end through a welding heahthen drawing the succeeding' sheet by means ofthe bait, and finally annealing the sheets.

In -testimony whereof l have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

` EUGE NE MOR FNUS.

Witnesses:

@neurone Garmin, Giro; G. Efiirnn f 

